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It is not the case that Inherited guilt for Adam's sin violates the Kantian and Lockean principle that moral responsibility requires personal agency and voluntary choice.
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Inherited guilt need not entail moral culpability—it may describe a damaged condition (spiritual corruption) rather than blameworthiness.
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Children inherit biological liabilities (genetic diseases) without volition; inherited spiritual consequences parallel natural inheritance patterns.
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The claim assumes responsibility requires individual voluntary choice, but this premise itself—not universal—begs the question against theological accounts.
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Moral responsibility requires agents control the conditions for which they're held accountable; inherited sin violates this control principle.
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Punishing individuals for ancestors' acts contradicts modern justice systems and Kantian respect for persons as autonomous agents.
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Without personal voluntary choice in committing sin, attributing guilt transfers responsibility unfairly to those lacking agency.
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